Open for Business!

The Great Druids would certainly be disappointed in you, but ACME is going to award you ‘Employee of the Month!’ I'm talking about Billy and Layla of course, the rest of you were 'just following orders.'

Don't worry, lots of other bonuses for you.

William Horvacs may ditch that boring class Branch Manager and gain the much better class of Baron of Gadobhra

+2 INT, +1 WIS, +4CHR, +6 COR You also have the right to count yourself as a Noble of the Empire and sit on the Baronial Council. And you assume the responsibilities of the title plus a grant of land.

You have gained the titles: Baron of Gadobhra and Boss of the North. Assuming you have progeny, you may establish the House of Horvacs.

You have reached Tier 2.

+10 CSP

Layla Vandergilt has chosen the class Baroness of Gadobhra. +3 INT, +6 CHR, +4 COR

You have the right to count yourself as a Noble of the Empire and sit on the Baronial Council.

You have gained the titles: Baroness of Gadobhra and Assistant Boss of the North. Assuming you have progeny, you may establish the House of Knives.

You have reached Tier 2.

+10 CSP

The ACME Corporation gains 10,000 building points under the control of the Northern Regional Manager Boss of the North.

Benjamin Franklin the 7th has gained the following:

+500 EP in Inventor and +500 EP in INT

+15 CSP

You have gained the craft skill: Technomagical Tinkering. This is a Primary Skill.

1000 Event EP that may be applied to any skill known. You also gain EP in the stat governing that skill.

Suzette has gained the following:

+200 in Rune Lore and +200 EP in INT

+10 CSP

1000 Event EP that may be applied to any skill known. You also gain EP in the stat governing that skill.

Rolly has gained the following

+10 CSP

1000 Event EP that may be applied to any skill known. You also gain EP in the stat governing that skill.

Ozzy has gained the following

+10 CSP

1000 Event EP that may be applied to any skill known. You also gain EP in the stat governing that skill.

All 6 players have accomplished a mighty task. In the case of William and Layla, it allowed them to gain their Tier 2 classes. Benjamin, Suzette, Rolly, and Ozzy have accomplished a task that counts toward advancement to Tier 3.

An agreement between the Baron of Gadobhra and his minions (known as Contract Workers) has been logged by the System. The minions have accomplished their side of the deal.

You have accepted the challenge to Trial by Combat against the Fallen Angel Lemechial!

Should you win, you will gain "A big bag of Legendary Gear"

Should you lose, you will be working for Leroy for a long, long time.

Rules: No rules have been stated. Someone needs to say "1, 2, 3, Go!"

You have won a Trial by Combat!

(Technically it was a tie, but when we looked up all the rules, it clearly said "Underdogs and Mortals win Ties." )

For finding a way to win a Trial by Combat with a vastly more powerful creature you are awarded 50 CSP.

For good or ill, you have been noticed by many greater and lesser gods.

- You are awarded 1 RAD for ending the life of a powerful force of the Dark.

- You are awarded 1 COR for ending the life of a powerful force of the Light.

You have argued a case before a godly Tribunal and won.

Your lawyer has increased his level!

Your file has been moved from the silver cabinet on the left to the gold cabinet in his personal files!!!

Benjamin Franklin the 7th

Your actions resulted in the death of a Fallen Angel.

You have increased the reputation of the House of Franklin.

You gain 20 CSP

You gain 2 RAD

Suzette

Your actions resulted in the death of a Fallen Angel.

You gain 10 CSP

You gain 2 RAD

William, Baron of Gadobhra

Your actions resulted in the death of a Fallen Angel.

You gain 15 CSP

Layla, Baroness of Gadobhra

Your actions resulted in the death of a Fallen Angel.

You gain 10 CSP

Rolly

Your actions resulted in the death of a Fallen Angel.

You gain 10 CSP

Squirmie

Your actions resulted in the death of a Fallen Angel and in unsealing Gadobhra

You gain 20 CSP

You have absorbed a vast amount of magical energy to power your next evolution.

You have gained primordial energy. This may be used in your next evolution.

Your pet has been upgraded to a Tier 3 Incubation Host.

It took a bit for Ozzy to scroll through and read the various notifications and clear them away. In addition to the normal ones there were 15 notifications that he had been noticed by this or that god, and 24 pieces of paperwork he had to sign off on that dealt with the trial. Elgebert made him read through each one carefully before signing them. "This is the basic rule of contracts: Don't sign what you haven't read, or don't understand." Based on the events unfolding, he suspected that Leroy had been ignoring that rule for quite some time.

His lawyer also produced a piece of chalk that he used to draw a circle around the halo and sword. He was taking no chances of anyone touching them without fully understanding the consequences. When finished the chalk mark glowed with considerable power.

The Hefty Bag of Large Capacity turned out to be a rare type of storage item that could hold a large number of items far exceeding what should fit into the bag. Its drawback was weight. The bag weighed 250 pounds empty and, while it saved on space, it didn't negate the weight of the items. It did however tell the owner what was in the bag and give them the right item when they needed it.

Currently the bag held:

1. Hammer of Gopher Thumping (Legendary)

2. Chariot of Mulfistucles (Legendary): Missing one Wheel

3. Vorpal Plowsword +3 (Legendary)

4. Golden Goose of Egglaying (Legendary)

5. Ring of the Ducklord (Legendary)

6. Inflatable Yacht (Legendary)

7. Evercheese, 5 lb wheel: Cheddar. (Legendary)

8. Gauntlets of Gauderang the Vile (Legendary)

9. Lady Mourninglade's hair sticks. (Legendary)

10. Shoes of the Traveling Oatburner (Legendary)

11. Mirror of Harsh Truths (Legendary)

12. Dragon's Blood: 3 vials

13. Hoffa

14. Pin-Striped Suit (burnt): 1

15. Pin-Striped Suit (clean): 6

16. Angel Wing Feathers x 217

17. Angel Wings: freshly plucked x3

18. Roasted Peanuts: 1.1 tons

19. Cask of Dwarven Whiskey: Empty

20. Cask of Old Rotgut '57: Full

21. Angel feather pillow, worn.

22. Whupass, 1 can.

23. Large quart crockery jar of Bad Jam, sealed. (Legendary)

Ozzy quickly read off the list to those listening. Reactions were mixed. Elgebert had made a copy of the list with an animated pen and parchment. He gave one to Ozzy, and kept one for himself.

"As your lawyer, I advise caution. If you can give me a few hours of time, I will research each of these items as best I can to give you options on how to deal with this bag of mixed blessings. Look for me at the first light tomorrow. Tonight, I will be celebrating with my wives on achieving another level. My personal thanks for letting me handle your legal services. The unique nature of the problems you bring to me is invigorating and profitable."

Ozzy remembered something, "Oh! Speaking of that. There will be a small contract winging your way from the goddess Artemis. I'd appreciate it if you could look it over."

The gnome smiled brightly, "Of course I will. I look forward to it." The gnome pulled from his briefcase a doormat and put it down. A handsome door with the name of his firm on a brass plaque appeared. The door opened and he stepped through, picking up the matt and shutting the door. The door vanished as if it was never there.

As the gnome disappeared, a horde of small humanoids came into town, marching down the road from Gadobhra. They were all about two-feet tall with grey skin, wearing overalls and workman’s caps. One of them, who was slightly taller than the others, approached the small group of humans who were staring at him, "One of you in charge? I have a work order for '1 town, northern Tudor style, destroyed' and '1 charnal pit, dented' that we have to fix up."